We report the first observations of the black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) on Cerralvo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Evidence suggests a self-sustaining population, Analysis of available records indicates no previous record of Lepus on the island, Introduction of the jackrabbit to the island appears to have occurred between 1960 and 1991.
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1 July 2010
Status of an Invading Mainland Jackrabbit on Cerralvo Island, Gulf of California
Consuelo Lorenzo,
Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda,
Patricia Cortés-Calva,
Mayra de la Paz,
Jorge E. Bolaños
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 70 • No. 2
July 2010
Vol. 70 • No. 2
July 2010
Gulf of California
human introduction
island
jackrabbit
Mexico
Native species